ETSC condemns “irresponsible” decision on road safety
By Martin Banks The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC)has given its reaction to the political agreement on the revised EU rules on driving licences.
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EUROPE
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POLITICS 
March 26, 2025 Greece focuses on reducing illegal migration, streamlining legal pathways, PM says
Greece aims to reduce illegal migration and better manage legal migration, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday during a visit to the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, now headed by Makis Voridis following the latest cabinet reshuffle.
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EUROPE
March 26, 2025 EU basks in all-time high citizen approval rate amid tense geopolitics
The European Union has achieved its highest-ever approval rating, with 74% of those surveyed in the latest Eurobarometer believing their country benefits from EU membership.
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HISTORY
March 26, 2025 26 March 2025: This day in history
1027: Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor, founding the Salian dynasty 1871: Municipal elections bring revolutionaries to power in Paris who form the short lived Paris Commune government 1909: Russian military forces invade northern Persia to support Mohammad Ali Shah’s coup d’état against the constitutional government in Persia and relieve the […]
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EUROPE
March 25, 2025 New addition to EU’s “protected” list
By Martin Banks The European Commission has approved the addition of rio Nego ‘wines to the register of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO).
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CYPRUS
March 25, 2025 A Mediterranean Monk Seal Care Center to be created in Cyprus, Fisheries and Marine Research Department says
The creation of a Mediterranean Monk Seal Care Center is being planned at the Cyprus Marine Aquaculture Research Center (CyMARC) in Meneou, a village in Larnaka district, according to a press release issued by the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research on the occasion of World Seal Day, March 22nd.
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GREEKS ABROAD
March 25, 2025 The overlooked role of Asia Minor Greeks in the 1821 Revolution
Two hundred and four years have passed since 25 March 1821- the official date of the Greek Revolution. This was when Greeks at last co-ordinated, fought in the Peloponnese. Here they gained the first major milestone in their independence from the Ottomans who invaded Hellenism’s Byzantine’s capital Constantinople in 1453.
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GEOPOLITICS
March 25, 2025 Trump highlights bilateral defense ties in Greek Independence Day proclamation
US President Donald Trump highlighted the military cooperation between Washington and Athens in his proclamation for Greek Independence Day, calling it a cornerstone of stability.
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EUROPE
March 25, 2025 Hungarian opposition leader MEP Péter Magyar claims new law targets him
A new draft law presented on Friday in Budapest would allow Hungary’s National Electoral Office to revoke the mandates of members of the European Parliament if they fail to comply with financial transparency rules.
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HISTORY
March 25, 2025 25 March 2025: This day in history
31: The first Easter, according to calendar-maker Dionysius Exiguus 1436: Florence Cathedral, Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, consecrated by Pope Eugene IV, the largest dome in the world (then) by Filippo Brunelleschi with support from Cosimo de’ Medici (begun 1296) 1807: British Parliament abolishes the slave trade throughout the British Empire; penalty of £120 […]
